This is Beirut, 23/01 16:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey's central bank on Thursday lowered its key interest rate to 45 percent after inflation weakened further last month, though it said prices could have started rising again in January. The move came after the central bank cut its rate for the first time in two years in December, saying its efforts to tame sky-high inflation were starting to ...
This is Beirut, 22/01 14:45 - Reading : less than a minute
A deadly fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu, Turkey, killed 76 people and injured dozens during peak ski season. Investigations are ongoing as the nation observes a day of mourning.
This is Beirut, 22/01 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A huge fire ripped through a luxury hotel in a popular ski resort in northern Turkey before dawn on Tuesday, killing 76 people and injuring 51 others. Some survivors said no fire alarms went off nor were there any fire escapes at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya which lies 170 kilometres (100 miles) northwest of Ankara. What ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 21:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
At least 76 people were killed when a huge fire ripped through a hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey that was packed with people enjoying the winter holidays, among them families. The blaze at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya broke out around 3:30 am (0030 GMT), sending huge clouds of smoke into the night air and sparking ...
This is Beirut, 18/01 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syria Turkey United Nations Refugees
Nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in early December, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said Saturday ahead of a visit to the region. Between December 8 and January 16, some 195,200 Syrians returned home, according to figures published by Grandi on X. "Soon I will visit Syria — and its ...
This is Beirut, 10/01 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Turkey's top diplomat on Friday ruled out a role for French troops in Syria, saying it was only negotiating with the United States which has sought to head off Turkish military action against Kurdish fighters there. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Paris of turning a blind eye to Turkey's security concerns, and called on France to take back ...
This is Beirut, 09/01 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Damascus Turkey United States USA Washington
Qatar is weighing a plan to provide Syria's new rulers with funds to increase public sector salaries, a diplomatic source said Thursday, as the interim government in Damascus seeks to rebuild state institutions. "Discussions are taking place, but an agreement is yet to be concluded," the source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity because ...
This is Beirut, 09/01 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Turkey Antony Blinken Damascus
Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by air strikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people on Thursday in Syria's northern Manbij region, a war monitor said. The latest reported fighting comes despite the United States saying Wednesday that it was working to address Turkey's concerns in Syria to dissuade the NATO ally from ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria's electricity chief said Tuesday that two power ships were being sent from Turkey and Qatar to increase supply after the United States eased sanctions following Bashar al-Assad's fall. More than 13 years of civil war hammered Syria's infrastructure, including power stations and energy pipelines, leading to power outages that can drag on for ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Syrian Democratic Forces
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he would order an intervention to prevent any splintering of Syria, a warning aimed particularly at the country's Kurdish forces. "We can not accept under any pretext that Syria be divided and if we notice the slightest risk we will take the necessary measures," the Turkish head of ...
This is Beirut, 05/01 11:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Damascus Gulf Turkey United Arab Emirates
Ministers from Syria's transitional government arrived in Qatar on Sunday for their first visit to the Gulf state since the toppling of president Bashar al-Assad last month, officials and news agency SANA said. The interim foreign minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, was accompanied by defence minister Morhaf Abu Kasra and the new head of intelligence, ...
This is Beirut, 02/01 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Abdullah Ocalan Turkey Erdogan PKK
A delegation from Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition DEM party said it would meet Thursday with the parliamentary speaker and far-right MHP leader amid tentative efforts to resume dialogue between Ankara and the banned PKK militant group. In a statement, DEM said its three-person delegation would meet with Speaker Numan Kurtulmus at 1:30 pm (1030 ...